GPU Physical Design Engineer — Power & Timing Optimization

European Tech Recruit; Cork; On-site; EUR 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

European Tech Recruit is assisting a leading global technology company in Cork, Ireland, to hire a GPU Physical Implementation Engineer. You will contribute to the implementation, optimisation, and delivery of advanced GPU designs, from synthesis through place-and-route.

The role requires a Master’s or PhD in a related field and 2+ years of GPU experience, with hands-on familiarity with STA, PNR, and power analysis, and a collaborative mindset across design teams.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 2+ years of GPU experience in semiconductor, SoC, graphics, or related environments.
• Strong understanding of physical implementation methodologies for complex SoC designs.
• Experience with synthesis and PNR tools, flows, and methodologies.
• Understanding of circuit design principles and semi-custom design methodologies.
• Experience with STA and timing closure.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the physical implementation of advanced GPU designs from synthesis through place-and-route and final implementation.
• Develop, maintain, and optimise physical design methodologies, flows, and implementation processes.
• Work across teams to align physical implementation with GPU architecture, design, performance, power, and product requirements.
• Support the development of high-quality GPU systems that balance performance, power, area, and implementation complexity.
• Analyse and optimise GPU designs against timing, power, performance, and physical design targets.
• Execute and debug synthesis and PNR flows across complex SoC/GPU designs.
• Perform static timing analysis (STA) and investigate timing violations and implementation bottlenecks.
• Conduct power analysis and identify opportunities to improve GPU power efficiency.

Skills

GPU/SoC experience

Synthesis & PNR understanding

STA & timing closure

Power analysis

Team collaboration

Education

Master's/PhD in Computer Engineering/CS/EE

Tools

Synthesis tools

PNR tools

STA tools

Job description

European Tech Recruit is assisting a leading global technology company in Cork, Ireland, to hire a GPU Physical Implementation Engineer. You will contribute to the implementation, optimisation, and delivery of advanced GPU designs, from synthesis through place-and-route.

The role requires a Master’s or PhD in a related field and 2+ years of GPU experience, with hands-on familiarity with STA, PNR, and power analysis, and a collaborative mindset across design teams.